Cubers Anonymous – Drafting. Sweet, Sweet Drafting.
Justin Parnell proffers cube drafting advice in this article. In particular, he evaluates Sensei’s Divining Top as well as filter lands in your cube draft decks.
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Tales Of The PTQ Grind
Ken Bearl has been on the PTQ grind and wants to share his best stories from many weeks of travel with you!
Dear Azami – Dear Olivia!
This week’s Dear Azami has Sean editing an Olivia Voldaren Commander deck–this Legend has been making splashes in a lot of formats lately! How will this deck turn out?
Commander Single Card Strategy #1
Bennie Smith takes a look at individual cards that are funky or off-the-radar for Commander. You may discover some neat tools for you 100-card decks.
The Sukenik Special – G/W Tokens For St. Louis And The Invitational
Watchwolf loves a good Watchwolf-colored deck (that is green-white). Jonathan’s G/W Tokens deck has some improvements that will help you sweep the field at the Open tomorrow.
Yo! MTG Taps! Episode 88 – Save the Clock Tower!
Joey and Bigheadjoe talk about the state of Standard post-Worlds, and then speculate on potential bannings in Modern. Will Wild Nacatl and Punishing Fire make it to the PTQ season?
The Kitchen Table #369 – Whimsy Magic
Introducing another variant for his Compendium of Alternate Formats, Abe is happy to present you with Whimsy Magic, based on the namesake card from Shandalar!
More Ways To Win – Following Sun Tzu’s Advice
Drawing on ancient wisdom, Ashley draws parallels between winning philosophy and her own Magic experiences. Are you looking for victory in the right places?
Eternal Europe – Adopting Abandoned Interactions
Carsten has had Standard standout Unburial Rites on his mind for Legacy—check out some Eternal brews featuring the unique reanimation spell! Feel free to pick one out for the Legacy Open this weekend in St. Louis.
Constructed Criticism – Building a Better Delver
With Delver RUG top dog in Legacy, Todd breaks down all the options available to the strategy, including the cards available in other colors! Sure to be a big part of the metagame at SCG Legacy Open: St. Louis.
One More Before The Invitational
On his way to becoming the StarCityGames.com Open Series Rookie of the Year, Chris VanMeter has come a long way in 2011. St. Louis is next on the list! Read about Standard, Limited, and Legacy if you need some pointers.
Worlds 2011 Interview: Mark Rosewater
In this exclusive interview from the World Championships, I speak in-depth with Mark Rosewater on the state of Magic in the last year. We cover Mirrodin Besieged all the way up to Dark Ascension. Over forty minutes of awesomeness!
The Icy Grip – The Last Worlds And Tezzeret Revisited
Shaheen’s final World Championships may have been his best yet. Read on for some stories and Standard Tezzeret technology! SCG Open: St. Louis is this weekend; could Tezzeret take it down?
Fifteen Years, Fifteen Thoughts
Newly-minted Judge Emeritus Sheldon Menery reflects on the lessons he’s learned after a decade and a half of service to the Magic community.
Running The Standard Gauntlet
If you need a Standard gauntlet to test against, this article has all the lists you need to worry about for both the St. Louis Open and the Invitational in Charlotte.